Indiana Historical Society - Manuscripts & Archives
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Charles Latham
19 May 1993
VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 3 items
COLLECTION DATE: 1848-1888
PROVENANCE: Mary Elizabeth Ramier, Indianapolis IN, 21 April 1992
REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society
ACCESSION NUMBER: 92.0446
William Isaac Kern (1839-1888) was born in Piqua County, Ohio. In 1859 he married Angeline Allegre in Franklin Couinty, Ohio. They moved to Richland Township, Jay County, Indiana, in the fall of 1861. Kern was a devoted Methodist, and taught Sunday Schools in several locations.
A[sbury] Allegre was apparently an uncle of Angeline, and lived in Albany or Fairview, Indiana.
This collection consists of three items relating to the Kern and Allegre families and dated between 1848 and 1888.
The first item is a small notebook. Part was used as a school copybook (possibly by William Isaac Kern in 1853), and lists geographical and other facts. On other pages are family birth dates, and on others lists of expenses.
The second item is an obituary of William Isaac Kern from the Portland Commercial for 9 February 1888.
The third item is a letter dated 21 May 1848 from A[sbury] Allegre in Albany (or Fairview) to "Brother" Lorenzo and Angelina Allegre in Fayette County, Ohio. The letter mentions a possible family visit, and also the raising of $50,000 for construction of a railroad between Indianapolis and Bellefontain, Ohio.
MAIN ENTRY: Kern, William Isaac, 1839-1888
SUBJECT ENTRIES: Kern, William Isaac, 1839-1888
Allegre, Asbury
Indianapolis and Bellefontaine Railroad
School notebooks
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